Memories of Angels DVD Giveaway

Now, the film is out on DVD. The first 3 commenters on this post will receive a free DVD. Just make sure you leave your email address and we’ll be in touch.

Here’s the film description:

Documentary, poetry and essay, Luc Bourdon’s The Memories of Angels is an assembly of clips from 120 NFB films. The director revisits the Montreal of the ’50s and ’60s with its famous figures, symbolic places and residents.

“La mémoire des anges” is Bourdon’s love letter to Montreal, not some nostalgic ode to times gone by. It is a delight to watch, whether you grew up in Montreal or just moved here recently. During the premiere he talked at length about the painstaking work involved in creating the documentary, and how much more material is still to be unearthed in the various archives of the city. Hopefully other documents such as this one will appear in the following years.

I absolutely love this film. It’s cinematically interesting and a really lovely blend of urban history and nostalgia.
The conversation that switches from French to English and back both within and between films is fascinating.
Glorious.